War

The "partial mobilization" declared in the Russian Federation has caused delays in vacations and cash payments to Russian military personnel in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest operational update, Ukrinform reports. "The occupiers continue to focus their efforts on attempts to fully occupy Donetsk region and hold the captured territories, as well as disrupt the active operations of the Defense Forces in certain directions. They shell the positions of our troops along the contact line, conduct aerial reconnaissance, and attempt to regain control of the lost…

To win the war, Ukraine needs weapons, finances and sanctions against Russia. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this in an interview with NBC News, Ukrinform reports. He said that today the whole world sees Ukraine's military successes in the northern regions of the country, in the Kharkiv region, as well as successful operations in the Kherson region. "We will continue to do this, we have no other choice. For us, victory in this war is a matter of the existence of our people," Shmyhal said. He added that solidarity reigns in Ukraine: politicians, society, and volunteers have united around…

The President of the World Mongol Federation, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the war against Ukraine, adding that Mongolia is ready to receive Russians fleeing a military mobilization announced by Putin's regime. According to Ukrinform, the World Mongol Federation shared his message on YouTube. "I have a simple message to President Putin. Stop the war! I have met with you on many occasions. You have the power to stop this war right now. Now it's time to make peace. My heart is breaking apart when I see Russia. Since you started this war…

In the Donetsk region, law enforcers apprehended two men who are believed to have been passing to the enemy sensitive data on the movement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, according to Ukrinform. Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, two residents of the Pokrovsky district and the city of Bilozerske were charged for leaking information about the movement and location of Ukrainian forces, committed under martial law (Part 2 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the inquiry, in June and September, two supporters…

Last night Russian troops struck the city of Mykolaiv with the Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and S-300 missiles.  Over 40 residential houses, shops, industrial and port infrastructure facilities, as well as a municipal waterworks system, were damaged. The relevant statement was made by Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Thirty-five detached houses and six apartment blocks were damaged, as the city of Mykolaiv was struck with the Smerch MLRS and S-300 missiles last night,” Sienkevych wrote. In his words, two shops and a municipal waterworks system were also damaged. Russian occupiers also hit industrial…

Exhumation procedures, taking place in the forest near the Kharkiv region’s Izium, are near completion. A total of 436 bodies of those who had fallen victims to the Russian armed aggression were recovered. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today the exhumation of bodies at the mass burial site in Izium is being completed. A total of 436 bodies were recovered. Most of them bear signs of a violent death, and 30 bodies have signs of torture,” Syniehubov wrote. Earlier, law enforcement agencies reported some victims had…

The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine confirmed that there were cases of executions and ill-treatment by the Russian military in Bucha, Kyiv region. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, this was announced by Erik Mose, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, at a press conference in Geneva on Friday. In particular, Mose said that Bucha was one of the places where evidence was gathered about cases of executions and ill-treatment before the execution. He also said that the Commission intends to investigate reports of mass burials in Izium, Kharkiv region, which was liberated from…

A team of experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body to look into human rights violations in Ukraine said its initial probe turned up evidence of war crimes following Russia’s invasion on February 24. That’s according to the Associated Press, Ukrinform reports. The experts have so far focused on four regions – Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy. Presenting their findings, the UN group cited testimonies by former detainees of beatings, electric shocks and forced nudity in Russian detention facilities. The experts also expressed grave concerns about executions in the four regions. “We were struck by the large number…

For Ukraine, it does not matter whether Russia conducts a popular vote imitation show on the captured lands as these regions are legally Ukrainian territory so the goals of liberating them haven’t changed. That’s according to Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar, who spoke in an interview with the Iceland YouTube channel, Ukrinform reports. "That is, it won’t work out even if it looks like a referendum. Maybe they will invent some other techniques. But the question is not whether they hold it or not. It doesn’t matter at all. Legally, this is our territory and the intentions to liberate…

The unbreakable defenders of Mariupol carried out the order – they bound down a whole grouping of Russian troops with their fighting, and also preserved their own lives. That’s according to Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrinform reports. "They were given the order to defend Mariupol, to restrain the enemy. They bound an entire grouping of orcs with the fight they put up. They didn’t let the occupiers pass any farther. The new command order was no less difficult. No, it wasn’t to hold their ground until they all die. The order was ‘Preserve your lives!’... Captivity became hell for…